DataTables is a convenient jQuery plugin that enhances HTML tables on a webpage by adding interactive features such as pagination, sorting, and multiple-column ordering. In this article, we will see how to add pagination to a table using DataTables.
We need external CSS and other precompiled files.
CSS
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/css/dataTables.bootstrap.css">
JQuery plugin and other pre-compiled Javascript files.
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/js/dataTables.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/js/dataTables.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/js/dataTables.bootstrap.js"></script>
Add the javascript at the end of the HTML page to enable Pagination.
<script>
new DataTable('#example'); //id of table
</script>
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Page Title</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/css/dataTables.bootstrap.css">
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.js"></script>
<script src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/js/dataTables.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/js/dataTables.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.datatables.net/2.0.0/js/dataTables.bootstrap.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<table id="example" class="table table-striped table-bordered" style="width:100%">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Position</th>
<th>Office</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Start date</th>
<th>Salary</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Tiger Nixon</td>
<td>System Architect</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>2011-04-25</td>
<td>$320,800</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Garrett Winters</td>
<td>Accountant</td>
<td>Tokyo</td>
<td>63</td>
<td>2011-07-25</td>
<td>$170,750</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Ashton Cox</td>
<td>Junior Technical Author</td>
<td>San Francisco</td>
<td>66</td>
<td>2009-01-12</td>
<td>$86,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Cedric Kelly</td>
<td>Senior Javascript Developer</td>
<td>Edinburgh</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>2012-03-29</td>
<td>$433,060</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Airi Satou</td>
<td>Accountant</td>
<td>Tokyo</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>2008-11-28</td>
<td>$162,700</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brielle Williamson</td>
<td>Integration Specialist</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>61</td>
<td>2012-12-02</td>
<td>$372,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Donna Snider</td>
<td>Customer Support</td>
<td>New York</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>2011-01-25</td>
<td>$112,000</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tfoot>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Position</th>
<th>Office</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Start date</th>
<th>Salary</th>
</tr>
</tfoot>
</table>
<script>
new DataTable('#example');
</script>
</body>
</html>
In the code provided, the pagination feature of DataTables is demonstrated. The HTML section contains a table that displays information about employees. The JavaScript portion initializes the DataTable to enable pagination.
Output
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Now you have successfully implemented pagination using jQuery DataTables in your HTML file. You can customize the pagination settings further by referring to the official DataTables documentation.